Comments on: LED lightbulbs: Are you ready to make the switch?

The consumer market has not been quick to take up LED lights, but prices are starting to come down and the color of light is getting more natural.

[anthonysmission]

I'd be ready to make the switch if the cost the right price.

Anthony Kraudelt
6897 Apache Trail
Wixom, MI 48393

[john2008s]

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[sappala]

Don't waste your money on LED bulbs. The technology is not there yet. The vendors claim life cycle of over 50,000 hours. All the bulbs I have purchased have failed within weeks.

I purchased my LED bulbs from LEDLight.com. They replaced the failed bulbs three/four times and now refuse to replace them. They tell me to contact the manufacturer in China if I am not happy with the quality!!!

Amar Sappal

[gregvizzi]

All the standard screw-in led bulbs at 1topstore.com are 230V. Why are there no 120v models offered?

[sappala]

It is not the time to make the switch to LED lights yet. I purchased 13 LED bulbs from LEDLight.com (an Arizona joint) and paid $28.78 each. The bulbs were rated equivalent to 30 watts. The rated life cycle was stated as 50,000 to 60,000 hours. All the bulbs failed within a few weeks. The vendor has replaced the bulbs at least 4 times and they still keep failing on me. The bulbs were designed to work on 120v.

I believe when the vendor claimed life cycle of 50,000 hours and in my mind implied that the bulbs should last almost 10 years. I am out of $405.43 plus shipping charges every time I returned the bulbs for replacement.

Guess what? The vendor, LEDLight.com has refused to replace the bulbs. At one point I was told to complain to the manufacturer in CHINA if the bulbs keep failing! I say what a rip off and based on my experience WE ARE NOT YET READY FOR THE NEW TECHNOLOGY even if they will sell you the LED bulbs cheaper than the $31.17/each I was suckered into.

I intend to complain to BBB in Arizona about the questionable business practices of LEDLight.com.

I should have learned my lesson that the LED technology is not yet ready and should not be marketed with exorbitant claims. As if that was not enough, I ordered 12 LED bulbs (rated 40 watts) from a manufacturer in Hong Kong (Besthongkong Technology). All of these bulbs have failed within weeks and have been replaced THREE times! It costs a bundle to return the failed bulbs by Air Mail for replacement.

I have given up on LED bulbs for household lighting until the technology is sufficiently improved - and that may be years away!

Amar Sappal
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[sslPro]

as a SSL lighting professional I guarantee that there are many entities selling inferior products- But
the lighting I use is top quality Nichia chips. great thermal managemeny. Superior optics .solid construct -
they Will Definetly last 6 - 12 years (ironclad 5 year warranty) all dimmable great cri *88- 93 range of cct
virtually no lumen depreciation - I could go on about our outstanding Borealis Led lights ( based un merit)
My point is buyer beware Research B4 you buy - Here is the rationale - if you want low electric bills - Get an energy audit ( by a cert professional) fix your waste problems - BE LOGICAL /reap the
rewards - this is a fact since 06 my highest comed bill was $52 (on 2 occasions) usually $30/mon for a
household of 4 and no I'm not amish & I live in a typical dwelling --- sslPro---

[GreenConsumer]

Buyer beware. Not all bulbs are reliable and not all vendors are scrupulous.

Beware of LEDLight.com. This company is selling products that they know are defective. No support for failed LED bulbs. I purchased 12 $50 bulbs and 7 have failed. Some of them lasted only two or three weeks. On the first four failures they replaced them (I had to pay $7 return shipping each). Now they refuse to replace 3 defective bulbs. They admit there is a known issue with these bulbs but continue to sell them on their website. 8.5watt LED bulb product code 47856.

LEDLight.com is selling known defective products, refuses to support defective products and has bad customer service.

[GreenConsumer]

UPDATE - more failures

11 out of 12 have failed. 93% failure rate.

LEDLight.com still refuses to replace them. I am out $550 plus shipping.
They are still selling known defective products on their website.

[WayneSelf]

Yea there is a lot of LED garbage out there. I am having a hard time finding what works best. I am a facilities manager for a 7 school district and we are working to go Green. I see phillips came out with their 20,000 hour bulb. Now that makes me wonder if they lessened the life span to increase future sales. I mean I do not know for sure, but all the other brands push a 50,000 hour plus life. We primarily have the ubend fluorescents all over the schools now and switching them over to LED utube model light bulbs has been pretty much a breeze. Normal retrofitting time takes about 5 minutes per bulb. With only 15 watts of power and 12 year life, you just can go wrong I think. Found them at www.LEDUBULBS.com